TRACK & FIELD: Greencastle-Antrim coasts by Big Spring

Wednesday

Apr 17, 2013 at 11:00 AM

NEWVILLE — The Greencastle-Antrim varsity track and field teams cruised to a convincing sweep of Big Spring on Tuesday, making short work of an undermanned opponent in Mid-Penn Colonial Division action.

"We received a lot of contributions and some of our younger kids got the chance to compete in bigger roles," G-A head coach Devin McCauley said. "It was a solid team effort and something we can hopefully build upon."

Jordan Pizzarro shined in the sprints, crossing first in both the 100 and 200 while also serving as a member of the victorious 4x100 relay, along with Ashton Rockwell, Kasey Sweitzer and Alicia Crider.

Andrea Hammer and Tessa Cordell tied for first in both the high jump and pole vault with Ally Rudy winning the 300 hurdles by four seconds.

Erica Helm leaped to victory in the triple jump while posting a pair of runner-up finishes in the 100 hurdles and long jump.

In the boys' meet, Eli Bock stole the show for the Blue Devils, sprinting to victories in the 100, 200 and 400.

Austin Whetzel also had a breakout afternoon, as the sophomore won the 300 hurdles, finished second in the 110's and acted as a member of G-A's triumphant 4x400 relay.

One constant throughout the year has been the Blue Devils' dominance in the throws, with the trio of David Spinder, Bobby Rider and Kristian Sheeley continuing that trend against Big Spring.Spinder and Rider exchanged places in the shot put and discus, with Spinder winning the shot and finishing second to Rider in the discus.

Sheeley won the javelin with a heave of 138-11, complementing his third-place finishes in the shot and discus.

David Reikie added to G-A's total by winning the triple jump while Jackson Hall (long jump) and Taylor Kirkpatrick (high jump) rounded out the Blue Devil victories.

Of note, G-A's Austin Scott did not compete on Tuesday.

Qualified members from both squads will participate in the Shippensburg Invitational on Saturday before G-A returns to dual meet action next Tuesday at Waynesboro.

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